Dollar Tree Promotes Witynski To President

Dollar Tree has promoted Michael Witynski to president and chief operating officer of its Dollar Tree retail segment.

Witynski will be responsible for merchandising, marketing and store operations for more than 6,200 Dollar Tree bannered stores in the U.S. He has served as chief operating officer since 2015, and he previously served as svp/stores since joining Dollar Tree in 2010. Prior to joining Dollar Tree, he held executive leadership positions at Shaw’s Supermarkets and Supervalu. Witynski will continue to report to Gary Philbin, enterprise president.

“I am very pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Witynski,” said Philbin. “Mike has been a key leader and a major contributor to Dollar Tree’s growth and sector-leading profitability since joining the company. Through his consistent focus on store execution and delivering results, Mike has developed and led key initiatives to drive market share through new store growth while increasing store and associate productivity.”

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